California Statutes
§ 68070.5. — 68070.5. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 596.)
California § 68070.5.
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Code GOVGovernment Code - GOV
Title 8.TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
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Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 68070.5. (2026).
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(a)When a case is appealed, there shall be no communication direct or indirect between the judge or judicial officer who heard the case and any judge of the reviewing court concerning the facts or merits of the case.
(b)When a petition for an original writ names a court as a party, there shall be no communication direct or indirect between any judge hearing the writ and the judge or judicial officer of the court named as a party.
(c)The prohibitions of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to a written communication if
at the time the communication is transmitted all the parties are sent a copy.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 596.
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